Creating Pathways II for New IT Professionals

这个弗吉尼亚社区学院系统（VCCS）信息技术卓越研究所（IE-IT）项目通过以下方式改善了信息技术（IT）教育以及学生的学术和就业成果(a)在弗吉尼亚9年级至16年级传播和实施其当前ATE项目（为新IT专业人员创造途径）的产品；(b)试点和评估双招生模式和信息技术教育的新教学模式；(c)在课程发展、专业发展、技术协助、资讯科技教员辅导、发音、学生招募和留用等方面制定和推行活动。合作伙伴包括弗吉尼亚州教育部、全州范围的技术预备计划、弗吉尼亚州的大学以及弗吉尼亚州内外的其他ATE项目。智力优势：VCCS IE-IT，由ate资助的弗吉尼亚信息技术教育联盟和合作伙伴升级并调整了从9年级到16年级的信息技术课程，为学生提供了清晰、明确的信息技术教育途径，并为中学和大专信息技术教师提供了专业发展机会，将技术培训与新的教学模式结合起来。利用IT行业的投入，北弗吉尼亚社区学院（NVCC）现有的试点项目，以及纳什维尔州立社区学院（NSCC）、阿肯色大学史密斯堡分校和迪安萨学院的其他ATE项目的工作，该项目试点并评估了新的教学方法，包括基于问题的学习活动、价值交付技能、NSCC案例档案、以故事为中心的课程、基于学生表现的评估、学生和教师IT实践社区，以及包含学习对象和最新IT职业信息的学生参考资源。更广泛的影响：VCCS拥有40个校区的23个学院，招收了弗吉尼亚州65%以上的本科生（92,944人，三分之一是少数族裔，近60%是女性）。该项目通过全州范围内的信息技术教育联盟，通过在线沟通和协作软件，开发关于新教学模式的教师手册，专业发展，技术援助和在线门户网站，影响弗吉尼亚中学和四年制大学的信息技术课程，教师和学生。实践社区鼓励和支持妇女和少数族裔学生在提供IT服务方面发挥领导作用。该项目通过NVCC国家IT实践社区、对IT教育新模式的组成部分的实证研究、发表的文章和在国家会议上的演讲，影响了其他州的社区学院和国家教育界的IT课程。

Computer Science (31) This Virginia Community College System (VCCS) Institute of Excellence for Information Technology (IE-IT) project improves education in information technology (IT) and student academic and employment outcomes by (a) disseminating and implementing the products of its current ATE project (Creating Pathways for New IT Professionals) throughout Virginia from grades 9 through 16; (b) piloting and evaluating a model dual-enrollment program and new pedagogical models of IT education; and (c) developing and implementing activities in curriculum development, professional development, technical assistance, coaching of IT faculty, articulation, and student recruitment and retention. Partners include the Virginia Department of Education, the statewide Tech Prep program, universities in Virginia, and other ATE projects both inside and outside of Virginia.Intellectual Merit: The VCCS IE-IT, the ATE-funded Consortium on IT Education inVirginia, and partners upgrade and align IT curricula from grades 9 through 16 and provide clear, well-defined pathways in IT education for students and professional development opportunities for secondary and post-secondary IT instructors, incorporating and synthesizing technical training with new models of instruction. Using input from the IT industry, existing pilot programs at Northern Virginia Community College (NVCC), and the work of other ATE projects at Nashville State Community College (NSCC), the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith, and DeAnza College, this project pilots and evaluates new pedagogical methodologies, including problem-based learning activities, value-delivery skills, NSCC Case Files, story-centered curricula, performance-based assessments of students, student and faculty IT communities of practice, and student reference resources containing learning objects and up-to-date IT career information.Broader Impacts: With 23 colleges on 40 campuses, the VCCS enrolls more than 65 percent (92,944, one-third minorities, almost 60 percent female) of undergraduates in Virginia. This project impacts the IT programs, faculty, and students in secondary schools and two and four-year colleges in Virginia through the project's statewide Consortium on IT Education, with online communications and collaboration software, development of a faculty handbook on new models of instruction, professional development, technical assistance, and an online portal. The communities of practice encourage and support women and minority students in obtaining leadership roles in delivering IT services. The project impacts IT programs in community colleges in other states and the national educational community through the NVCC National IT Community of Practice, empirical studies of components of a new model of IT education, published articles, and presentations at national conferences.